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Dell Precision 14" 3490
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 135H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
Battery 54 Wh
59 Overall Score
Price $650
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About This Laptop
Dell Precision 14" 3490 — CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 135H, RAM 16 GB, storage 256 GB, screen 14" 1920x1080, GPU Intel Arc Graphics, OS Windows 11 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 135H
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Screen 14" 1920x1080
- GPU Intel Arc Graphics
- OS Windows 11 Pro
- Weight kg 1.4
- Battery wh 54
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong compact (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong cpu (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (27th percentile) 27th
- Below average reliability (32th percentile) 32th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 135H |
| Cores | 14 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 Output |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
| Battery | 54 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
Jun 7, 2026 Used $650
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 14" 3490 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | ASUS ProArt PX13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 135H | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 2048 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 54 | 72 | - | 15 | - | 73 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision 14" 3490 | 70.3 | 64 | 49.9 | 88.1 | 40.4 | 78.5 | 26.7 | 31.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 81.6 | 18.4 | 53.2 | 89.7 | 99.1 | 69.9 | 81.5 | 96.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.4 | 83.8 | 90.2 | 95.4 | 73.8 | 58.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.6 | 92.4 | 98.6 | 41.2 | 92.9 | 6.2 | 97.5 | 78.5 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 86.2 | 75.8 | 91.7 | 78.6 | 94.3 | 91.1 | 64.5 | 58.2 |
Usage Scores
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